Healthcare Blog

APRIL 13, 2023

As hospitals have become increasingly complex organizations, effective governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) strategies have become essential for ensuring patient safety and regulatory compliance. What are the Key Components of a Successful Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) Strategy? Stay Alert !

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MedTrainer

JUNE 5, 2023

After years in limbo, USP <800> compliance will be required, effective November 1, 2023. What’s Needed for USP <800> Compliance? It’s vital for organizations to have demonstrable evidence of compliance and documentation to prove alignment with all required standards.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Kevin Kirkwood, Deputy CISO, LogRhythm 2022 research from Morning Consult reveals that the healthcare field in particular has witnessed substantial enhancements in medical diagnoses, mental health evaluations, and the expeditious discovery of treatment options following the implementation of artificial intelligence (AI). In fact, 59% of U.S.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 3, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services Office of Information Security noted in a 2022 report on health sector cybersecurity, that threat actors continue to evolve and become more sophisticated and effective in their attacks. The Challenges to Meeting Compliance Regulations. Compliance with regulations is nothing new for the industry.

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Health Law Advisor

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Building on attempts in recent years to strengthen the Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) white collar criminal enforcement, on September 15, 2022, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced revisions to DOJ’s corporate criminal enforcement policies.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 16, 2023

based provider of cloud-based, AI-enabled software for drug diversion detection and controlled substance compliance. Invistics will join the company’s Clinical Surveillance, Compliance & Data Solutions unit, part of Clinical Solutions. Wolters Kluwer reported 2022 annual revenues of €5.5

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

A lack of regulatory compliance, network and technical vulnerabilities, unencrypted information, unsecured mobile devices, and weak credentials all play a part in putting a healthcare organization at risk for a data breach. Paul Banco, CEO of etherFAX    How secure is your data? million in the U.S. million per data breach.

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MedTrainer

MARCH 30, 2024

In 2022, severe injuries from inpatient falls accounted for a significant portion of all sentinel events reported, highlighting the importance of these reports in ensuring patient safety. Regulatory compliance: Simplify the submission of incident data to regulatory bodies, ensuring compliance and reducing administrative burdens.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 29, 2023

According to the IBM “Cost of a data breach 2022” report , the cost of a breach in the healthcare industry went up 42% since 2020. The average cost of a healthcare data breach in 2022 jumped $1 million to a record high of $10.1 The average cost of a healthcare data breach in 2022 jumped $1 million to a record high of $10.1

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Health Care Law Brief

JUNE 2, 2022

In addition, the PHE fueled a boom in the number of direct-to-consumer (“DTC”) telehealth platforms, many of which have relied upon COVID-19 regulatory waivers to launch and operate in multiple states across the nation. How will data be used for marketing, in compliance with applicable laws, including HIPAA?

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Many labs today want to offer remote diagnostic services to provide direct-to-patient and direct-to-provider services, saving the time of both patients and providers.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 17, 2023

On the other hand, and not surprisingly, the percentage of patients accessing information electronically saw the biggest jump from 2020 (38%) to 2022 (57%) amid the pandemic. Partnerships Darena Solutions, Leidos, and SLI Compliance unveiled a verification process for AI applications built using SMART on FHIR standards.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 5, 2022

KLAS has recently released two reports, “ Facility-Based Post–Acute Care 2022 and Home-Based Post–Acute Care 2022 ” which evaluate the top challenges in the aftermath of the pandemic, specifically in terms of home-based post-acute care and facility-based post-acute care. clinician workflows, rejections, automated EVV).

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Dot Compliance

JUNE 16, 2022

Maintaining compliance with safety and quality standards is a significant issue in medical device manufacturing. Millions of dollars are lost by manufacturers every year due to regulatory non-compliance issues and related lawsuits. The QMS supports the manufacturers, leading to ISO confirmation and FDA compliance.

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HIT Consultant

MAY 4, 2023

But with so many competing training programs — everything from HIPAA and regulatory compliance to handwashing and job-specific training — it’s difficult to break through the noise and gain traction. Some healthcare organizations are minimally training their staff for compliance, hoping it will be sufficient.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Healthcare organizations were hit with 1,426 attacks per week in 2022, a 60 percent increase over the previous year, according to Check Point Research. That may sound obvious, but it’s easy for healthcare organizations to overcorrect in other areas like compliance. Regulatory compliance is and likely always will be core to the mission.

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Health Care Law Brief

JUNE 17, 2022

Based on CMS’s CMP letters, dated June 7, 2022, Northside Hospital Atlanta and Northside Hospital Cherokee were non-compliant with the aforementioned specific requirements of the Rule. For Northside Hospital Atlanta: CMS documented the hospital’s non-compliance since March 24, 2021. Northside Hospital Atlanta. 2)(i). .

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Milliman helps clients around the world as they take on some of the world’s most critical and complex issues, including retirement funding and healthcare financing, risk management and regulatory compliance, data analytics and business transformation. Originally announced October 7th, 2022. More information is at milliman.com.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 21, 2023

billion in 2022, RFID in the global healthcare market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 17.85% from 2023 to 2030. RFID’s Potential: Improved Efficiency, Safety, and Regulatory Compliance RFID technology offers significant potential for improving efficiency and patient safety in healthcare applications. Valued at USD 3.95

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AIHC

JUNE 14, 2023

Artificial Intelligence & Regulatory Compliance Written by Joanne Byron , BS, LPN, CCA, CHA, CHCO, CHBS, CHCM, CIFHA, CMDP, COCAS, CORCM, OHCC, ICDCT-CM/PCS This article follows Part 1 - Basics of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Healthcare Compliance published by AIHC on June 6, 2023.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The HIPAA Journal called 2021 “the worst ever year for healthcare data breaches,” and there’s been little sign of a let-up in 2022. It’s also worth considering security strategies like data loss prevention (DLP) to protect critical information, patient data and intellectual property (DLP also supports regulatory compliance for PCI and HIPAA).

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HealthIT Answers

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

The issue first came to the fore in 2022 following an expose that discovered a large majority of hospitals and health systems across the country included Meta Pixel on their websites in numerous different places. By Matt Fisher - The use of tracking technology in healthcare continues to garner a lot of attention.

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Innovaare Compliance

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

They include: (i) The field “Originally Prescribed Quantity” has been added to enable more accurate identification of incrementally filled Schedule II products and to monitor for compliance. 3] [4] To comply with this requirement, the beneficiary’s TrOOP has to be tracked correctly as other eligible TrOOP [5] amounts.

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Health Care Law Brief

JUNE 24, 2022

Consequently, covered entities must assess the potential risks and vulnerabilities of using such technologies to ensure compliance with HIPAA Security Rule Requirements. The first settlement under the Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative occurred in March 2022—against a health care entity. Special thanks to summer associate, Michael J.

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Health Care Law Brief

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Both of these regulations are generally set to take effect on January 1, 2022. In addition, while some enforcement discretion has been signaled, as currently drafted, the Part II Rules arguably do not provide sufficient leeway to address these compliance challenges. Patient-Provider Dispute Resolution.

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Health Care Law Brief

JANUARY 19, 2022

In an approval memo, Governor Hochul described the New York legislation as the most comprehensive regulatory framework in the country for PBMs. The new law requires PBMs to register with the State Department of Financial Services (DFS) by April 1, 2022 and thereafter to be licensed by January 1, 2023. 1] [link].

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 3, 2022

As of late February 2022, 35.9% A Regulatory compliance and survey process both distract and often assault a beaten-up staff and push people out of service to the facilities. According to Bureau of Labor Statistics data 1 , the number of workers employed at nursing care facilities nationwide has declined by 15%—from 1.59

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Healthcare Law Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

One basis for early action has been legal consequences arising from preparations for marketing and sale of a medical device invention, including regulatory compliance. In Ex parte Loose, Appeal 2022-001026 (PTAB June 6, 2022), the PTAB did both in the context of medical device technology. In Junker v. 2021-1649 (Fed.

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Health Care Law Brief

MARCH 2, 2022

In a recent case brought by the Texas Medical Association challenging the established presumption, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (“Court”) has held that the regulation “conflicts with the Act” and that the regulatory agencies failed to engage in necessary notice and comment rulemaking.

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Health Care Law Brief

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

On January 11, 2022, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued, without an opportunity for public notice and comment, [1] a Final Rule, amending its internal process for accepting and issuing advisory opinions. 11, 2022). at § 1008.39.

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C&M Health Law

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Second, beginning in 2022, insurers are required to disclose pricing information in three separate machine-readable files. The Departments’ estimates for the immediate regulatory compliance costs of the rule wildly outstrip the estimates for the rule’s potential savings. Disclosure notice. Negotiated Rate Disclosures.

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Med Com Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2022

December 2, 2022 . Austin, Texas) Med Claims Compliance (MCC) is pleased to announce one of their newest customers in Northeast Texas. This streamlined approach enables care providers to focus solely on their patients – without the burden of data entry and complex coding while knowing a high standard of regulatory compliance is upheld.

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Healthcare Law Today

DECEMBER 12, 2022

He advises entrepreneurial health care providers and technology companies on business arrangements, compliance, and corporate matters in telemedicine, digital health, remote patient monitoring, and click-and-mortar services. Mark, how would you describe the current regulatory and legal environment for telemedicine companies?

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Health Care Law Brief

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

As a condition of the MHGBI, the DOH and participating hospitals commit to applying to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation’s (“CMMI’s”) AHEAD model.

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Health Care Law Brief

JUNE 26, 2022

Within a matter of months of receiving the Appellate Court’s decision, and about six years after first filing in District Court, UnitedHealthcare submitted its Petition to the Supreme Court in February, 2022. Notably, in 2022, 45% of Medicare beneficiaries have an MA plan.

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Health Care Law Brief

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Earlier this month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its final rules for the 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS Final Rule) and 2022 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System (OPPS Final Rule). Both rules take effect January 1, 2022.

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Health Care Law Brief

AUGUST 10, 2023

The anticipated regulations follow the passing of SB 184 on June 30, 2022, which, in part, created the Office and granted it the authority to collect and analyze data related to health care costs, specifically via monitoring mergers and acquisitions in the health care industry.

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